欠

欠 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lack”. It is treated as a basic building block: it is not broken down any further here. In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 505. It appears as a component in 17 other characters in this index.

Keyword: lack
RTK frame: 505
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ケツ, ケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): か.ける, か.く
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: yawn, недостаток
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 欠 owe

Decomposition

No decomposition is listed: this shape is used whole.

Characters that contain 欠

吹 blow
炊 cook
歌 song
軟 soft
次 next
羨 envious
歓 delight
欲 longing
款 goodwill
飲 drink
欧 europe
欺 deceit
嵌 fit into
漱 gargle
蕨 bracken
歎 bemoan
欣 elation

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